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Meditation of Joe Biden and St. Peter's Cross
Est Quod Est ^ | 12/8/2014 | Pauli

Posted on 12/08/2014 9:14:27 AM PST by Pauli67

I obviously think the relentless captioning of the Joe Biden window photo is humorous. I wonder if anyone else has noticed what to me was the main feature of the picture. Joseph Biden is the first Catholic occupant of the White House since JFK, 51 years and a couple weeks ago. And here he is being presented with an image of St. Peter's Cross. That's a Catholic symbol. Protestants don't use it at all; they either think it's satanic or Catholic. So I think that it is significant enough for a sort of meditation.



I imagine that Simon Peter had a look similar to the one in the photo on his face when he was told by the Resurrented Christ that he was going to be crucified. The Catholic Answer's piece I linked to notes "In the ancient world — particularly in the Christian tradition — “to stretch out one’s hands” was a common reference to crucifixion."

And yet it is possible that this thought of impending martyrdom may have given Peter some hope. He had denied his Lord in the most cowardly way just to get out of a little bit of uncomfortable questioning. I imagine that if the servant girl had a Twitter account she might have tweeted something like "That Simon dude is sooooo one of those #jesusfreaks and he smells like fish." As Peter wept bitterly, he may have prayed like mad to get a chance to make up for his denials.

And the answer came during he reinstatement after the Resurrection. You're going to get martyred, Peter. It will be excruciatingly painful, but then you get to spend Eternity in glory. You get the better end of the stick—no pun intended—so don't despair, persevere in Hope.

Despair is a sin against hope, and that appears to be the sin of Judas who hung himself when he became aware of his sin and the consequences. This picture of our Catholic VP and the contemplation of St. Peter's Cross should give hope to Joseph Biden and to other Catholics who have denied Christ by their words or actions, i.e., all of us to one degree or another. There would be nothing funny about a picture of Joe Biden staring at a donkey halter.

Some of you might say, "Hey! why are you grimmin' us out talking about Crucifixion and Resurrection in the middle of the Christmas season on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception?" Busted — smack me with a ruler, sister. But I did find out that even though the picture has just undergone a type of resurrection on Twitter, the picture was taken on September 18. That is, of course, the feast day of a saint named Joseph who wasn't very bright and had a quick temper. Maybe the Vice President will even learn to fly someday like St. Joe of Cupertino without his private plane and spare a lot of jet fuel.


TOPICS: Catholic; History; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: joebiden; martyrdom; redemption
I'm sure other people will notice the cross. The pic made me feel very sorry for Biden. But I still laughed at the captions, I'll admit.
1 posted on 12/08/2014 9:14:27 AM PST by Pauli67
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To: Pauli67

I thank God that the incompetent Secret Service hasn’t let the President be assassinated. That was our worst fear from January 2009.

Hillary’s running mate will be very important.

The old maids in the MSM should start exercising some civic responsibility by broaching this subject.


2 posted on 12/08/2014 9:18:11 AM PST by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: Pauli67

"I wonder if they notice I've lost my pants....again"

3 posted on 12/08/2014 9:29:51 AM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Pauli67
"Chocolate!
No, Vanilla!
Wait, yeah, chocolate!
But... there IS vanilla!
Chocolate?
Vanilla!
No, Chocolate!......"


4 posted on 12/08/2014 9:35:24 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: Pauli67
Joseph Biden is the first Catholic occupant of the White House since JFK,

Uh, doesn't he occupy the Naval Observatory?

5 posted on 12/08/2014 10:07:00 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: Pauli67
I obviously think the relentless captioning of the Joe Biden window photo is humorous. I wonder if anyone else has noticed what to me was the main feature of the picture. Joseph Biden is the first Catholic occupant of the White House since JFK, 51 years and a couple weeks ago. And here he is being presented with an image of St. Peter's Cross. That's a Catholic symbol. Protestants don't use it at all; they either think it's satanic or Catholic....I imagine that Simon Peter had a look similar to the one in the photo on his face when he was told by the Resurrented Christ that he was going to be crucified.

PFL

6 posted on 12/08/2014 10:38:39 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Pauli67

If someone is going to comment on Joe Biden’s being a “Catholic,” it should never go unmentioned that he is a pro-abortion fanatic. And a liar. He swore in the debate with Paul Ryan that Obamacare wasn’t going to force anyone to pay for abortions.


7 posted on 12/08/2014 12:39:22 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan
"it should never go unmentioned that he is a pro-abortion fanatic. And a liar." True; thanks for mentioning it. estquodest.com
8 posted on 12/09/2014 7:44:08 AM PST by Pauli67 (www.estquodest.com)
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